Tommy Bowden
Tommy Bowden
Tommy Bowdenis an American football coach who served as the head coach at Clemson University from 1999 until October 13, 2008. He is a son of Bobby Bowden, former head football coach of Florida State University, against whom he has coached in games nicknamed the "Bowden Bowl." He is also a brother of Terry Bowden, currently head football coach of the University of Akron...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth10 July 1954
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I think the team right now has the mentality that if we play hard for 60 minutes, something can happen to swing it our way. That's hard to instill in a team.
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Today the line blocked well, but the play of the backs and receivers stood out. We didn't have any dropped balls that I could remember, the backs ran hard and the quarterbacks were accurate.
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We are having a hard time running the ball on offense so that's where it starts is up front defensively.
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We did not throw and catch as good as we have in the past. I'm sure Boston College (next week's opponent), they might be similar and we might have a hard time running if we can't throw.
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We worked real hard on that during the open date. That's kind of a concern. The kicking game here has been pretty solid for seven years. I think we've got it solved.
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His (evaluation) will be how he is going to manage the team. You couldn't see that today because it is hard to draw any conclusions from that.
again
We showed once again that we would not quit.
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The rule is made to create equality and it's great equality if you have an airport in town. If you get bad weather, commercial flights can get in while private planes can't fly, so the advantage was already there for larger cities that get commercial flights. It's definitely a disadvantage.
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I see that as a strong asset. Also, he has strong ties to the state of South Carolina, and that should help us in recruiting.
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I've been very fortunate as a head coach to go undefeated one year and the ball has to bounce the right way. You have to be lucky. I think Bear Bryant said that it's better to be lucky than good. We just weren't lucky this year.
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I've been here seven years and he's been my quarterback for four. He's sitting up here with a college degree. ... what a great ambassador for college football. His leadership skills and how he responded after a disappointing year last year, which was my fault. The way he handled it to the media might have put a couple more years on my contract.
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Duane is too good of a player to sit on the bench, ... He practices extremely hard. We want to move him to defense in an effort to get him on the field.
gets parents practice time
First time away from home, practice gets a little tough. You get a little homesick. I want the parents to feel comfortable.
defensive positions
There's still some defensive positions open, for sure.